2017 MARINE CORPS: COMMANDANT'S PROFESSIONAL READING LIST
Below are the books that are currently in the 2017 list, you can also open the file below to find more information!
| TITLE | AUTHOR |
| MCDP-1 WARFIGHTING | USMC |
| MCWP 6-10 LEADING MARINES | USMC |
| MCRP 6-11D SUSTAINING THE TRANSFORMATION | USMC |
| FIRST TO FIGHT | KRULAK, VICTOR |
| HUE 1968: A TURNING POINT OF THE AMERICAN WAR IN VIETNAM | BOWDEN, MARK |
| MONEYBALL: THE ART OF WINNING AN UNFAIR GAME | LEWIS, MICHAEL |
| A WORLD IN DISARRAY | HAASS, RICHARD |
| LEGACY: 15 LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP | KERR, JAMES |
| BATTLE CRY | URIS, LEON |
| CORPS VALUES | MILLER, ZELL |
| GATES OF FIRE | PRESSFIELD, STEVEN |
| STARSHIP TROOPERS | HEINLEIN, ROBERT |
| THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE | CRANE, STEPHEN |
| BATTLE CRY | URIS, LEON |
| CORPS VALUES | MILLER, ZELL |
| GATES OF FIRE | PRESSFIELD, STEVEN |
| I'M STAYING WITH MY BOYS | PROSER, JIM & CUTTER, JAMES |
| MY MEN ARE MY HEROES | HELMS, NATHANIEL |
| STARSHIP TROOPERS | HEINLEIN, ROBERT |
| THE KILLER ANGELS | SHAARA, MICHAEL |
| CHESTY | HOFFMAN, JON |
| ENDER'S GAME | CARD, ORSON SCOTT |
| THE LAST STAND OF FOX COMPANY | DRURY, BOB & CLAVIN TOM |
| THE MARINES OF MONTFORD POINT | MCLAURIN, MELTON |
| ON CALL IN HELL | JADICK, CDR. RICHARD |
| READY PLAYER ONE | CLINE, ERNEST |
| RIFLEMAN DODD | FORESTER, C.S. |
| THE WARRIOR ETHOS | PRESSFIELD, STEVEN |
| ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT | REMARQUE, ERICH MARIA |
| THE LAST STAND OF FOX COMPANY | DRURY, BOB & CLAVIN TOM |
| THE MARINES OF MONTFORD POINT | MCLAURIN, MELTON |
| WITH THE OLD BREED | SLEDGE E.B. |
| CHESTY | HOFFMAN, JON |
| WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GO TO WAR | MARLANTES, KARL |
| MANEUVER WARFARE: AN ANTHOLOGY | HOOKER, RICHARD & GALVIN, JOHN |
| READY PLAYER ONE | CLINE, ERNEST |
| FIELDS OF FIRE | WEBB, JAMES |
| AT THE WATER'S EDGE: DEFENDING AGAINST THE MODERN AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT | GATCHEL, THEODORE |
| THE DEFENSE OF HILL 781: AN ALLEGORY OF MODERN MECHANIZED COMBAT | MCDONOUGH, JAMES |
| RESILIENCE | GREITENS, ERIC |
| OUTLIERS | GLADWELL, MALCOLM |
| THE DEFENSE OF DUFFER'S DRIFT | SWINTON, ERNEST |
| THE KILLER ANGELS | SHAARA, MICHAEL |
| WITH THE OLD BREED | SLEDGE, E.B. |
| BATTLER LEADERSHIP | VON SCHELL, ADOLF |
| GHOST FLEET | SINGER, P.W. & COLE, AUGUST |
| WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE... AND YOUNG | MOORE, HAROLD & GALLOWAY JOSEPH |
| ON KILLING | GROSSMAN, DAVE |
| THE REVENGE OF GEOGRAPHY | KAPLAN, ROBERT |
| LEFT OF BANG | VAN HORNE, PATRICK |
| ATTACKS | ROMMEL, ERWIN |
| BLACK HEARTS | FREDERICK, JIM |
| INTO THE TIGER'S JAW | PETERSEN, JR., LTCOL FRANK (USMC RET) |
| ON KILLING | GROSSMAN, DAVE |
| WAR MADE NEW | BOOT, MAX |
| CURIOUS: THE DESIRE TO KNOW AND WHY YOUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT | LESLIE, IAN |
| FORGOTTEN WARRIORS | HAMMES, T.X. |
| MANEUVER WARFARE HANDBOOK | LIND, WILLIAM |
| ASSAULT FROM THE SEA: ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE | BARTLETT, MERRILL |
| THE STARFISH AND THE SPIDER | BRAFMAN, ORI & BECKSTROM, ROD |
| OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS: THE COMING AGE OF THE URBAN GUERRILLA | KILCULLEN, DAVID |
| THE REVENGE OF GEOPGRAPHY | KAPLAN, ROBERT |
| NEPTUNE'S INFERNO: THE U.S. NAVY AT GUADALCANAL | HORNFISCHER, JAMES |
| ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT | REMARQUE, ERICH MARIA |
| AMERICAN SPARTANS | WARREN, JAMES |
| THE CHANGING FACE OF WAR | VAN CREVELD, MARTIN |
| THIS KIND OF WAR | FEHRENBACH, T.R. |
| FIELDS OF FIRE | WEBB, JAMES |
| LEADING CHANGE | KOTTER, JOHN |
| MY MEN ARE MY HEROES | HELMS, NATHANIEL |
| THINKING FAST AND SLOW | KAHNEMAN, DANIEL |
| LEADING UP | USEEM, MICHAEL |
| THE INNOVATORS: HOW A GROUP OF HACKERS, GENIUSES, AND GEEKS | ISAACSON, WALTER |
| ONCE AN EAGLE | MYRER, ANTON |
| ANOTHER BLOODY CENTURY | GRAY, COLIN |
| ASSIGNMENT PENTAGON: HOW TO EXCEL IN A BUREAUCRACY | SMITH, PERRY & GERSTEIN, DANIEL |
| DERELICTION OF DUTY: JOHNSON, MCNAMARA, THE JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF | MCMASTER, H.R. |
| DIPLOMACY | KISSINGER, HENRY |
| LITTLE BOOK OF ECONOMICS | IP, GREG |
| SUPREME COMMAND: SOLDIERS, STATESMEN AND LEADERSHIP | COHEN, ELOIT |
| TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN | GOOWDIN, DORIS |
| THE FEDERALIST PAPERS | HAMILTON, ALEXANDER |
| THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES | STRASSLER, ROBERT & THUCYDIDES |
| EVERY WAR MUST END | IKLE, FREDERICK |
| THE SOLDIER AND THE STATE | HUNTINGTON, SAMUEL |
| STRATEGY: A HISTORY | FREEDMAN, LAWRENCE |
| TREASURY'S WAR | ZARATE, JUAN |
| THE GUNS OF AUGUST | TUCHMAN, BARBARA |
| THE INNOVATOR'S DILEMMA: WHEN NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAUSE GREAT FIRMS... | CHRISTENSEN, CLAYTON |
| THE INEVITABLE: UNDERSTANDING THE 12 TECHNOLOGICAL FORCES... | KELLY, KEVIN |
| STILWELL AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN CHINA | TUCHMAN, BARBARA |
| COMMAND CULTURE | MUTH, JORG |
| DEFEAT INTO VICTORY | SLIM, WILLIAM |
| JUST AND UNJUST WARS | WALZER, MICHAEL |
| MILITARY INNOVATION IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD | MURRAY, WILLIAMSON |
| THE WARRIORS: REFLECTIONS ON MEN IN BATTLE | GRAY, J. GLENN |
| THE UTILITY OF FORCE: THE ART OF WAR IN THE MODERN WORLD | SMITH, RUPERT |
| THIS KIND OF WAR | FEHRENBACH, T.R. |
| TEAM OF TEAMS: NEW RULES OF ENGAGEMENT FOR A COMPLEX WORLD | MCCRYSTAL, STANLEY |
| COUNTDOWN TO ZERO DAY | ZETTER, KIM |
| AFTER THE PROPHET, THE EPIC STORY OF THE SHIA-SUNNI SPLIT IN ISLAM | HAZLETON, LESLIE |
| MONSOON: THE INDIAN OCEAN AND THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN POWER | KAPLAN, ROBERT |
| COBRA II: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE INVASION AND OCCUPATION OF IRAQ | GORDON, MICHAEL |
| THE BLITZKRIEG LEGEND: THE 1940 CAMPAIGN IN THE WEST | FRIESER, KARL-HEINZ |
| THE INNOVATORS: HOW A GROUP OF HACKERS, GENIUSES, AND GEEKS | ISAACSON, WALTER |
| THE SINGULARITY IS NEAR: WHEN HUMANS TRANSCEND BIOLOGY | KURZWEIL, RAY |
| STORMING THE CITY: U.S. MILITARY PERFORMANCE IN URBAN WARFARE | WAHLMAN, ALEC |
| THE MIND OF WAR | HAMMOND, GRANT |
| ACHILLES IN VIETNAM | SHAY, JONATHAN |
| COMMAND CULTURE | MUTH, JORG |
| FORGOTTEN WARRIORS | HAMMES, T.X. |
| JUST AND UNJUST WARS | WALZER, MICHAEL |
| NO BENDED KNEE | TWINING, MERRILL |
| THE FACE OF BATTLE | KEEGAN, JOHN |
| TEAM OF TEAMS: NEW RULES OF ENGAGEMENT FOR A COMPLEX WORLD | MCCRYSTAL, STANLEY |
| START WITH WHY: HOW GREAT LEADERS INSPIRE EVERYONE TO TAKE ACTION | SINEK, SIMON |
| THE INEVITABLE: UNDERSTANDING THE 12 TECHNOLOGICAL FORCES.. | KELLY, KEVIN |
| THE INNOVATOR'S DILEMMA: WHEN NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAUSE GREAT FIRMS... | CHRISTENSEN, CLAYTON |
| THE SINGULARITY IS NEAR: WHEN HUMANS TRANSCEND BIOLOGY | KURZWEIL, RAY |
| ON COMBAT | GROSSMAN, DAVE |
| THE GUNS OF AUGUST | TUCHMAN, BARBARA |